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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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