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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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