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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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