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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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