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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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