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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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