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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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