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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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