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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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