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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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