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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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