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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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