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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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