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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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