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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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