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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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