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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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