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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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