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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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