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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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