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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key 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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