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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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