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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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