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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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