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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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