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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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