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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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