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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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