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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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