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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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