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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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