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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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