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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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