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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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