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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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