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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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