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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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