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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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