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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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