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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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