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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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