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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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