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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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