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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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