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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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