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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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