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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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