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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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