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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates 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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