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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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