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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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