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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers 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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