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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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