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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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