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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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