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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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