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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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