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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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