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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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