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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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