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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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