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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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