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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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