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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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