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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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