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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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