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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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