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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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