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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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