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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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