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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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