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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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