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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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