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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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