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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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