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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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