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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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