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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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