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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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