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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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