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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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