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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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