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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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