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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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