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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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