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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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