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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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