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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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