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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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