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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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