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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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