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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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