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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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