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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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