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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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