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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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