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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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