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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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