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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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