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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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