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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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