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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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