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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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