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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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