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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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