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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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