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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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