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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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