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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers 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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