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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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