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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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