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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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