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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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