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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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