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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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