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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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