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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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