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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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