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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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