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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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