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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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