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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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