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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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