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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the 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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