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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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