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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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