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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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