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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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