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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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