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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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