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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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