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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses 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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