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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the key 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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