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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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