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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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