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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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