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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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