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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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