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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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