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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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