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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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