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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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