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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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