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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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