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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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