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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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