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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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