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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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