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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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