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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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