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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new 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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