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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines 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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