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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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