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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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