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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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