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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not 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 issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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