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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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