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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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