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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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