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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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