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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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