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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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