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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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