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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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