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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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