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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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