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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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