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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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