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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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