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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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