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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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