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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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