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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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