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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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