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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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