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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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