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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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