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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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