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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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