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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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