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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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