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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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