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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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