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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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