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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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