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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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