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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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