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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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