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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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