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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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