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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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