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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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