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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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