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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting 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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