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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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