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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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