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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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