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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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