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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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