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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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