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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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