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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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