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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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