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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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