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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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