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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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