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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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