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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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