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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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