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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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