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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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