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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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