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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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 massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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