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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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