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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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