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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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