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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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