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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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