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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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