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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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