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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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