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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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