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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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