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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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