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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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