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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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