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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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