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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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