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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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