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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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