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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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