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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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