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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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