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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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