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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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