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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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