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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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