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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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