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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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