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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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