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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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