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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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