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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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