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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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