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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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