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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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