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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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