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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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