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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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