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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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