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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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