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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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