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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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