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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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