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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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