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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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