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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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