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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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