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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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