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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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