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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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