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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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