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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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