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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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