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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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