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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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