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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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