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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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