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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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