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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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