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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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