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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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