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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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