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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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