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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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