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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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