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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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