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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also researches 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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