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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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