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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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