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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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