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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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