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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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