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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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