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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores 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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