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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important 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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