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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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