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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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