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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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