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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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