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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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