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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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