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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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