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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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