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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational ventures. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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