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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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