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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the most important 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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