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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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