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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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