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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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