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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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