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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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