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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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