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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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