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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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