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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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