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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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