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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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