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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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