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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines 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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