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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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