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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major 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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