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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates 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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