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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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