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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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