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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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