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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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