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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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