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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources