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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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