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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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