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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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