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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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