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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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