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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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