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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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