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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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