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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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