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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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