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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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