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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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