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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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