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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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