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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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