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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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