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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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