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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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