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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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