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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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