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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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