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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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