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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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