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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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