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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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