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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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