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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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