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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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