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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates 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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