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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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