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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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