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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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