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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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