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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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