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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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