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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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