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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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