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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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