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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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