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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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