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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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