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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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