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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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