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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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