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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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