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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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