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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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