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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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