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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the 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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