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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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