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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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