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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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