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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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