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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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