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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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