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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates 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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