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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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