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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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