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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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