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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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