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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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