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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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