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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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