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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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