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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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