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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses 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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