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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important 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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