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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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