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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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