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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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