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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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