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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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