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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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