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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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