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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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