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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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