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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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