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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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