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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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