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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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