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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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