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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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