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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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