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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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