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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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