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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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