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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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