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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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