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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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