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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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