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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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