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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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