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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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