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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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