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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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