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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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