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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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