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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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