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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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