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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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