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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly 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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