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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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