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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)