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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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