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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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