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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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