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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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