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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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