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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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