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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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