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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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