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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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