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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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