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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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