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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are commonly 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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