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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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