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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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