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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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