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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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