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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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