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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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