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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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