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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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