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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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