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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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