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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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