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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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