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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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