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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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