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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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