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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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