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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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