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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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