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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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