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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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