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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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