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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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