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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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