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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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