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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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