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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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