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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Pros And Cons