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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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