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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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