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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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