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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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