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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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