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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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