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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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