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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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