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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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