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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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