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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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