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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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