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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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