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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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