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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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