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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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