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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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