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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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