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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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