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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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