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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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