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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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