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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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