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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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