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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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