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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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