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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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