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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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