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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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