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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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