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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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