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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important 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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