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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not 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 topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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