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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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