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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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