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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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