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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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