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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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