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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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