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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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