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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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