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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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