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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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