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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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