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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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