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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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