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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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