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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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