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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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