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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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