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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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